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Well, the Houston Rockets could certainly use Donatas Motiejunas now. Starting center Clint Capela, a 22-year-old on the rise under head coach Mike D’Antoni, will miss the next six weeks after suffering a broken fibula, per Fox 26’s Mark Berman: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/811018371777105921] Capela expanded on his injury, also per Berman: [tweet https://twitter.com/MarkBermanFox26/status/811025697363914756] The Houston Rockets [...]

The already faltering Los Angeles Clippers got some unfortunate news Monday morning as their star forward Blake Griffin will undergo a minor knee procedure and miss several weeks. [tweet https://twitter.com/TheVertical/status/810722784934555649] According to The Vertical, the Clippers expect Griffin to return at some point in January. This is a huge blow to a 20-8 Clippers team. [...]

This is fine. Okay, really, it’s not. The Philadelphia 76ers have officially moved Nerlens Noel out of their big-man rotation, per Bob Cooney of the Philadelphia Daily News: [tweet https://twitter.com/BobCooney76/status/810600581467344896] Well, that didn’t take long. Noel has appeared in two games for the Sixers this season, totaling eight minutes of action. After his second outing [...]

At 18-10 despite dealing with a bunch of injuries, the Memphis Grizzlies are one of the NBA’s biggest early-season feel-good stories. For a minute, though, they’re making headlines for other reasons—specifically their willingness to make Tony Allen available, per Ronald Tillery of The Commercial Appeal: [tweet https://twitter.com/CAGrizBeat/status/810625462712107008] This isn’t terribly surprising. Allen will turn 35 [...]

NBA coverage will never be the same. After a long bout with cancer, Craig Sager has passed away at the age of 65. His battle had been well-document, and he courage was admirable. Despite going through treatment, Sager still got up to make it to work. And viewers of his work appreciated that. He redefined [...]

Hopefully you’re ready for another twist in the Donatas Motiejunas-Houston Rockets saga. The Rockets announced on Thursday night that they would be renouncing their rights to the restricted free agent, officially eliminating the possibility of his return while making him an unrestricted free agent who can sign with any team—except, of course, the Brooklyn Nets. [...]

Two games into his return from a hamstring injury, which spanned 17 of the Brooklyn Nets’ tilts, Jeremy Lin is injured again. Per Basketball Insiders’ Michael Scotto: [tweet https://twitter.com/MikeAScotto/status/809181517314457602] Nets head coach Kenny Atkinson informed reporters ahead of the game that Lin was a gametime decision with lower back tightness. He apparently showed up to [...]

Anyone who is hoping Paul George will get a new home before this season is out will need to find something else for which they can yearn. The Indiana Pacers aren’t dealing him. That was the prevailing message in Adrian Wojnarowksi’s latest podcast for The Vertical, as relayed to us by HoopsHype: There’s basically no [...]

After having a bit of a renaissance season in 2015-16 and leading an undermanned Mavericks team to the playoffs once again, the 2016-17 season has not been too kind to 39-year-old Dirk Nowitzki or the 6-18 Dallas Mavericks. Dirk is dealing with a nagging and debilitating Achilles injury that has caused him to miss 19 [...]

The Utah Jazz are getting healthy! Sort of. Okay, not really. But they are welcoming Derrick Favors back to the lineup following a 13-game absence while dealing with a bone contusion in his left knee. Here’s ESPN.com’s Tim MacMahon with the lowdown: Favors isn’t expected to play much against the Oklahoma City Thunder, as he [...]